Janine Abrams Rethy, MD| Pediatrics | MedStar Health
Janine Abrams Rethy, MD
Provider is directly employed by MedStar Health
Provider is directly employed by MedStar HealthSpecialties: Pediatrics
Languages: English
202-444-4315
About me
Since 2017, Janine A. Rethy, MD, MPH, FAAP, has served as Division Chief, Community Pediatrics, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, and Professor of Pediatrics at Georgetown University School of Medicine. She serves as the Medical Director of the KIDS Mobile Medical Clinic, and Director of Medical Education for Community Pediatrics, Pediatric Lead on DC Safe Babies Safe Moms, as a DC Area Health Education Center (AHEC) site director, and as the Principal Investigator on several other program and research grants.
Throughout her career, she has been committed to helping families and communities to become healthy and thrive, decreasing health disparities, and teaching the next generation of community-oriented health care providers. Special areas of expertise and focus in pediatric primary care include nutrition, early childhood health and development, adolescent health, dyadic mental health, breastfeeding medicine and asthma.
Her clinical programs and research center on holistic and integrated approach to health care by centering on families and communities, building inter-professional models, addressing social and structural determinants into the primary care setting, and optimizing health systems delivery to decrease barriers, improve access, breakdown silos along the health care continuum, and enhance clinical-community linkages.
Dr. Rethy is a Fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine, and serves in many service and leadership roles within MedStar Health, Georgetown University School of Medicine, and the American Academy of Pediatrics.
About Community Pediatrics
The Division of Community Pediatrics at MedStar Georgetown University Hospital assures that all children in the D.C. area, regardless of insurance status, have access to comprehensive, coordinated and compassionate health care. Serving more than 1100 children and their families with over 3500 patient visits annually, the KIDS Mobile Medical Clinic and our school-based health clinics provide holistic integrated primary care, right in the neighborhoods that need it the most: Wards 4, 6, 7 and 8.
Clinical areas of focus
- Asthma
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Camp Physicals
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Immunization Administration
- Lactation Counseling
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- School Physical
- School Physical
- Sports Physicals
- Well Child Exam
Conditions and procedures
Conditions I treat
- Abdominal Pain
- Abnormal Breathing
- Abnormal Breathing In Newborns
- Abnormal Findings On Neonatal Screening
- Acute Bronchiolitis In Infants
- Acute Sinusitis
- Acute Tonsillitis In Children
- Acute Upper Respiratory Infections Of Multiple Sites
- Allergic Contact Dermatitis
- Allergic Reactions In Children
- Allergic Rhinitis
- Allergies
- Anemia In Children
- Arm Injury
- Arm Pain In Children
- Asthma
- Asthma Attack
- Asthma In Children
- Asthma Management
- Atopic Dermatitis (ECZEMA) In Children
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Baby Acne
- Baby Reflux
- Bacterial Pneumonia
- Bedwetting
- Behavioral Problems
- Blocked Tear Ducts
- Blood In Stool
- Bone Disorders In Children
- Breastfeeding Difficulties
- Bronchiolitis
- Burn Injuries
- Candidiasis
- Cellulitis
- Chest Pain
- Child Anxiety Disorders
- Child Asthma
- Child Constipation
- Child Speech Problems
- Child Tantrums
- Cold And Flu In Children
- Colic In Infants
- Common Cold In Children
- Constipation
- Cradle Cap
- Croup
- Delayed Speech And Language Development
- Developmental Delays In Toddlers
- Ear Foreign Body
- Ear Infections In Children
- Ear Pain In Children
- Eczema
- Enuresis
- Environmental Allergies
- Eye Problems In Children
- Feeding Difficulties In Newborns
- Feeding Problems In Toddlers
- Fever In Children
- Flu In Children
- Gastroenteritis
- Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) In Children
- Growing Pains
- Hand Foot And Mouth Disease
- Head Injury
- Head Lice
- Headache In Children
- Health Counseling
- Hives
- Impetigo In Children
- Infection
- Infectious Mononucleosis
- Influenza
- Intellectual Disabilities
- Knee Pain In Children
- Language Developmental Delays
- Lead Poisoning In Children
- Learning Disabilities In Children
- Leg Pain In Children
- Medically Complex Child
- Middle Ear Pain
- Musculoskeletal Injury
- Nasal Congestion
- Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction
- Nausea And Vomiting In Kids
- Newborn Care
- Newborn Feeding Disorders
- Nightmares In Children
- Nonsuppurative Otitis Media
- Nursemaid's Elbow
- Nutrition Counseling
- Obesity In Children
- Oral Thrush
- Otitis Externa (SWIMMER'S EAR)
- Otitis Media
- Overweight Children
- Pediatric Allergies
- Pediatric Anemia
- Pediatric Sinusitis
- Pediatric Skin Conditions (E.G. ECZEMA, ACNE)
- Pink Eye (CONJUNCTIVITIS)
- Pinworms
- Pneumonia In Children
- Poor Appetite In Children
- Premature Birth
- Premature Infant
- Reflux In Infants
- Roseola
- Rubella
- Runny Nose
- Scabies In Children
- Scarlet Fever
- School Physical
- Sinusitis In Children
- Skin And Soft Tissue Infections
- Skin Infections In Children
- Skin Rashes In Children
- Speech Disorders
- Sprains And Strains In Children
- Strep Throat
- Swimmer's Ear
- Testicular Pain
- Throat Pain
- Tinea Infections
- Underimmunization
- Underweight In Kids
- Unexplained Fever
- Urinary Tract Infection (UTI)
- Urticaria
- Vaccination Concerns
- Vaccinations For Children
- Vaginitis
- Viral Exanthem In Children
- Viral Infection
- Vision Problems In Children
- Vomiting In Children
- Well Child Exam
- Whooping Cough (PERTUSSIS)
- Wound Infections In Children
- Wrist And Hand Pain
Procedures I perform
- Acid Reflux Treatment
- Annual Well Child Exam
- Antibiotic Therapy
- Anxiety Disorder Screening
- Anxiety Management
- Asthma Action Plan
- Asthma Attack Treatment
- Asthma Medication Management
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) Evaluation And Treatment
- Autism Screening And Diagnosis
- Breastfeeding Assistance
- Camp Physicals
- Child Development Guidance
- Child Developmental Assessment
- Cholesterol Screening
- Conjunctivitis Treatment
- Constipation Education
- Counseling For Anxiety And Depression
- Counseling For Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Counseling For Behavioral Issues
- Counseling For Children
- Counseling For Chronic Illness
- Counseling For Developmental Disorders
- Counseling For Down Syndrome
- Counseling For Feeding Problems
- Counseling For Intellectual Disabilities
- Daycare Physical
- Developmental Assessments
- Developmental Delay Diagnosis
- Developmental Follow-Up
- Dietary Counseling
- Growth And Development Monitoring
- Growth Development Screening
- Healthy Lifestyle Guidance
- Immunization Administration
- Infant Nutrition Counseling
- Infection Treatment
- Injury Prevention
- Lactation Counseling
- Newborn Care
- Nutrition And Diet Counseling
- Pediatric Asthma Management
- Pediatric Asthma Screening
- Pediatric Autism Screening
- Pediatric Nutrition Counseling
- Pediatric Sick Visit
- Pediatric Well Visit
- Physical Activity Counseling
- Physical Exam For School
- Safety And Injury Prevention Counseling
- School Physical
- Sleep Counseling
- Sports Physicals
- Telemedicine Treatment
- Telemedicine Visit
- Vaccinations
Insurance
MedStar Health accepts most major health insurance plans. If you are uncertain as to whether your individual health insurance plan is accepted at MedStar Health, please call your insurance company.
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List of insurance plans we accept
- Beech Street PPO
- Aetna Quality Point of Service (POS)
- IH-PPO
- CareFirst FEP Blue Focus
- UnitedHealthcare Individual Exchange Plans
- Medicare FFS
- Veterans Affairs Community Care Network
- Aetna Student Health Insurance
- Kaiser Maryland Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS Plus
- Aetna Classic 5000PD
- Maryland Physicians Care MCO
- IH-Open HMO
- Kaiser Permaenete Signature - Added Choice Cardiac Global
- M.D. IPA Preferred (POS)
- Options PPO Cardiac Global
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Plus
- Police and Fire Clinic
- Optimum Choice Preferred (POS)
- UHC Passport
- BlueChoice Open Access
- Geisinger Medicare Advantage
- Aetna HMO
- Aetna Better Health of VA
- CareFirst NASCO
- HumanaChoice PPO
- Kaiser Permanente Signature
- Aetna Elect Choice/ EPO (Aetna Health Fund)
- Coventry of Delaware HMO/PPO
- Health Services for Children with Special Needs
- United Healthcare Select HMO - EPO/NPP
- Erickson Advantage Plans
- M.D. IPA (HMO)
- NYC Medicare Advantage Plus
- Aetna Traditional Choice (PPO)
- Healthy Blue (HMO, POS)
- CareFirst MedStar PPO
- Private Health Care Systems (PPO)
- United Medicare Private Fee-for-Service (PFFS) plans
- IH-Open POS Plus
- Cigna TotalCare (HMO D-SNP)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - PPO
- Lasso Healthcare - Medicare Medical Savings Account
- IH-Open POS II
- CareFirst Federal Employee Program (Std. & Basic PPO)
- Choice Care Network/HUMANA (PPO)
- CIGNA HMO Open Access
- Choice POS II Open Access
- Aetna Classic 5000
- Anthem BCBS of VA Key Care POS/PPO/Indemnity
- MedStar Family Choice - Maryland Health Choice
- Aetna Medicare Advantage PFFS Plan
- CareFirst MedStar Select PPO
- IH-HMO
- Coventry Health Care of Virginia
- Choice POS II
- Jai Medical Systems - Maryland Health Choice
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD HMO
- IH-EPO Plus
- CIGNA PPO
- CareFirst EPO
- HUMANA/Choice Care Medicare Plans (Choice, Gold Choice)
- CIGNA POS/Network POS
- Cigna Achieve Medicare (HMO C-SNP)
- Aetna Classic 3500
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue Dual Adv
- Cigna Preferred Medicare (HMO)
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Advantage DSNP District of Columbia
- Anthem BCBS Medi Blue SNP
- Fee-for-Service (FFS) District of Columbia, Maryland and Virginia Medicaid
- United Healthcare Options (PPO)
- IH-Indemnity
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Plus
- CareFirst (NCA) Indemnity
- IH-Open HMO Option
- CIGNA HMO & Network (HMO)
- Kaiser Permanente Signature - Added Choice
- Cigna Alliance Medicare (HMO)
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PLUS PPO
- Kaiser Permanente HMO Plus and DHMO Plus Member
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (POS & POS OA)
- Optimum Choice
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Plus Open Access (POS)
- Alterwood Advanatge HMO & DSNP Plans
- CIGNA EPO
- CIGNA SureFit (HMO)
- TRICARE East Select
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice POS Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Preferred PPO
- Sentara Health
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Standard
- United Healthcare Choice
- Medicare Direct
- Select HMO/HealthFund/Health Network
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage
- Kaiser Permanente Select Cardiac Global
- CareFirst Blue Choice Opt Out Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Flexible Choice 3-tier POS
- Aetna Advantage 6350PD
- Aetna Worker's Compensation Network
- CareFirst Blue Card Program
- Aetna Basic
- Navigate
- United Healthcare Select Plus (POS)
- Kaiser Permanente Medicare Advantage Signature and Select
- Core Essential (HMO)
- Aetna Signature Administrator PPO/TPA
- United Healthcare Choice Cardiac Global
- United Healthcare Choice Plus Cardiac Global
- Choice POS
- UnitedHealthcare and AARP Medicare Complete Plans
- Aetna Open Choice (PPO)
- United Healthcare Select HMO-EPO/NPP Cardiac Global
- IH-Network Only Plus
- TriWest Healthcare Alliance
- Optima Family Care MCO - VA Medicaid MCO
- HighMark
- Aetna Medicare Advantage HMO & PPO Plans
- Optimum Choice & Optimum Choice Preferred (POS) Cardiac Global
- Choice Fund PPO
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthcare Alliance
- Kaiser Permanente Select - Added Choice
- MultiPlan, Inc
- BCBS of Michigan (BCN Advantage,Security Blue, Freedom, Medicare PLUS Blue Group PPO)
- Priority Partners - Maryland Health Choice
- United Healthcare Navigate Cardiac Global
- HumanaChoice Honor's plan PPO
- CareFirst Maryland Indemnity or PPO
- OA Plus
- Aetna HMO-Open Access/Select OA/HealthFund/Health Network Option OA
- CareFirst BlueChoice HMO
- TRICARE East Prime
- Johns Hopkins Advantage MD PPO
- CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield Advantage Core/Enhanced
- Aetna Managed Choice Open Access (POS)
- Anthem Federal Employee Program Basic
- United Student Resources
- United Healthcare Community Plan - VA Medicaid MCO
- IH-POS
- United HealthCare Community Plan - Maryland Health Choice Program
- Cigna True Choice Medicare (PPO)
- First Health PPO
- Amerigroup DC Healthy Families
- IH-Open Network Only Plus
- Amerigroup DC Alliance
- IH-Open EPO Plus
- Advantra Platinum (PPO)
- TRICARE for Life East
- Employee Health Plan
- OCI Direct (HMO)
- WellPoint Maryland - Maryland Health Choice
- CareFirst Dual Prime HMO-SNP
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO) Cardiac Global
- Aetna Better Health of MD
- Coventry Health Care National Network PPO
- Aetna Advantage 6350
- Network OA
- Great-West Healthcare POS/CIGNA
- Magellan Complete Care of VA - VA Medicaid MCO
- CareFirst Community Health Plan of MD
- Cigna True Choice Plus Medicare (PPO)
- CareFirst Administrators
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers (HMO)
- CareFirst Maryland Point of Service Plan
- CIGNA Connect EPO
- Aetna Elect Choice/ Open Access (POS)
- Blue Choice Advantage
- Aetna Managed Choice (POS)
- Humana Medicare Advantage - HMO Open Access
- Kaiser Permanente Select
- United Healthcare Choice Plus
- Tricare Reserve Select
- MD IPA (HMO) & MD IPA Preferred Cardiac Global
- Uniformed Services Family Health Plan
- CIGNA Indemnity
- Aetna Premier 200PD
- AMERIVANTAGE/Amerigroup Community Care
- Anthem BCBS of VA HealthKeepers Plus
- Private Fee-for-Service Plans (PFFS)
- Aetna VA Exchange
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthcare Alliance
- BCBS Out-of-State Medicare Plans (Blue Advantage)
- Medicare Advantage - Advantra Value (PPO)
- CIGNA PPO Plus
- POS OA
- Humana Gold Plus HMO
- UnitedHealthcare Medicare Adv. Special Needs Plans
- AmeriHealth Caritas DC Healthy Families
- HealthyBlue PPO
- CareFirst Group Medicare Advantage prescription drug benefit (PPO)
- Mamsi Life & Health (Indem./PPO)
- Aetna Advantage 5750
- MedStar Family Choice DC Healthy Families
- DC/MD SHOP QHP Small Business Plans
- First Health PPO
- UHC Group Medicare Advantage Plans (HMO, POS, PPO)
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Education
Board Certification: American Board of Pediatrics, General Pediatrics
Residency: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2006)
Residency: Icahn School Of Medicine At Mount Sinai (2003)
Medical School: Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai (2000)